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KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen
18th · 3 pts·LDLLD
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Standard Liege
Standard Liege
7th · 11 pts·WWWLL
The story

Mechelen seek first points as Standard eye Europe

KV Mechelen host Standard Liege at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne with both sides desperate to ignite their campaigns after contrasting opening weekends.

Match news & current form

KV Mechelen enter this fixture sitting 16th in the table and inside the early relegation zone. Frederik Vanderbiest's side are looking to bounce back from a disappointing 0-2 defeat away at Gent, where they conceded twice before the interval and struggled to create meaningful opportunities.

Standard Liege currently occupy 10th place, sitting just two points off the European places. They showed character in their opening 2-2 draw against Cercle Brugge, recovering from deficits to secure a point and maintain momentum heading into their first away trip of the season.

Head-to-head history

While Standard Liege have historically been the stronger side, their recent trips to Mechelen have been difficult, reflecting a broader trend where they have lost five of their last six away matches in the Jupiler Pro League.

Hot stats & streaks
  • KV Mechelen have drawn 50 percent of their last six home matches, proving difficult to beat on their own turf.
  • Standard Liege have struggled significantly on the road, losing five of their last six away league fixtures.
  • Mechelen are looking to avoid back-to-back defeats to start a season for the first time in recent years.
  • Standard Liege's Dennis Eckert Ayensa is looking to score in consecutive games for the first time this campaign.
Key players & missing men

Dennis Eckert Ayensa is the man in form for the visitors; his brace against Cercle Brugge, with goals scored just before and after half-time, salvaged a point last week. Both squads appear to have a clean bill of health with no players reported as missing or doubtful for this clash.

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What our AI model sees
Season averages
KV Mechelen1.8
–
2.3Standard Liege
Season average total: 4.08 goals
The market
Public / market price
1X2 probabilities
10%
45%
45%
KV Mechelen winDrawStandard Liege win
Market call
Winner : Standard Liege
Elo rating & xG

Strength rating and xG.

Elo is overall team strength. xG is the goals an average team would score from the same chances.

Overall strength (Club Elo)

One strength number built from every result a team has had. Higher means stronger.

KV Mechelen
1479
Standard Liege
1502

Standard Liege are the stronger side — 23 rating points clear of KV Mechelen.

The scoring picture

Goals scored and conceded.

Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.

Goals per game

Both teams across every game this season.

KV MechelenKV MechelenStandard LiegeStandard Liege
0.71Goals scored / game1.86
2.00Goals conceded / game1.71
How reliable, all season

Whole season, home and away combined — KV Mechelen 7 games, Standard Liege 7 games.

KV MechelenKV MechelenStandard LiegeStandard Liege
14%Games with a clean sheet29%
71%Games they failed to score0%
Head-to-head

Past meetings.

KV Mechelen
3–3
Standard Liege
KV Mechelen
0–1
Standard Liege
Standard Liege
1–1
KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen
0–0
Standard Liege
Standard Liege
2–2
KV Mechelen
Form check

Their recent form.

KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen
Struggling for results
Last 5
0W · 2D · 3L
Lommel UnitedvKV Mechelen
0–0
D
KV MechelenvAnderlecht
0–1
L
KV MechelenvKVC Westerlo
0–4
L
RAAL La LouvièrevKV Mechelen
2–2
D
CharleroivKV Mechelen
2–0
L
Standard Liege
Standard Liege
Winning more than not lately
Last 5
3W · 0D · 2L
GentvStandard Liege
2–1
L
KVC WesterlovStandard Liege
4–2
L
Standard LiegevAntwerp
1–0
W
OH LeuvenvStandard Liege
1–2
W
Standard LiegevRAAL La Louvière
2–0
W
League standings

Where they sit in the table.

Pro League (Belgium) standings · both teams highlighted in context.

#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise
7
6
1
0
+18
19
2
GentGent
7
6
1
0
+9
19
3
Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV
7
6
0
1
+12
18
4
CharleroiCharleroi
7
6
0
1
+8
18
5
AnderlechtAnderlecht
7
4
1
2
+2
13
6
Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem
7
3
2
2
+3
11
7
Standard LiegeStandard Liege
7
3
2
2
+1
11
8
KVC WesterloKVC Westerlo
7
3
1
3
-1
10
9
SK BeverenSK Beveren
7
3
0
4
-4
9
10
GenkGenk
7
2
3
2
+1
9
11
St. TruidenSt. Truiden
7
2
2
3
+0
8
12
Lommel UnitedLommel United
7
2
2
3
-2
8
13
AntwerpAntwerp
7
2
1
4
-4
7
14
RAAL La LouvièreRAAL La Louvière
7
1
1
5
-7
4
15
OH LeuvenOH Leuven
7
1
1
5
-8
4
16
KortrijkKortrijk
7
1
0
6
-13
3
17
Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge
7
0
3
4
-6
3
18
KV MechelenKV Mechelen
7
0
3
4
-9
3